Kuwait city: The Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) will open a summer camp in Kuwait tomorrow, Sunday, aiming to raise awareness among high-school students about the importance of conserving the marine ecosystems in the Gulf region.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the 14-day event, titled 'Al-Raed Al-Azraq' (the Blue Pioneer), will include interactive lectures, workshops, practical activities, and field visits to coastal areas and research institutions. A group of experts and trainees from several organizations will participate in the event.
Marwa Abel, head of ROPME's capacity-building unit, stated that representatives from the Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA), the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, the General Directorate of Coast Guard, Kuwait University, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait Science Club, and the Scientific Center Kuwait will contribute to the event.
"The camp is meant to prepare national cadres of leaders of pro-environment action in Kuwait and other members of the ROPME," Abel mentioned in statements to KUNA. She added that the trainees will visit EPA labs to observe the processes of sampling and analyzing marine life, including seawater, organisms, fish, creatures, and coral reefs.
Participants will also learn about nautical charts, biodiversity, and fish farming. The agenda includes a visit to Al-Wafrah fish farm and a workshop on combating marine pollution.
Based in Kuwait, ROPME aims to coordinate the efforts of its eight member states-Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates-towards protecting the water quality in its sea area and safeguarding marine life against pollution.